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Episode 15 - Controlling Drug Prices and Working at the Population Level
As the panelists suggest methods to help control the costs of agents for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and improve patient care, Gary M. Owens, MD, explains that the US needs to aggressively review a drug’s cost versus its value and make products that do not provide outcomes sufficient to their costs more difficult for clinicians to access and treat patients with.
Dr Owens explains that because clinicians treat their MS patients at a population level, clinical guidelines are a necessity.
Leslie Fish, PharmD, agrees and believes that it is important that healthcare professionals receive clinical data about treatment effectiveness for certain patient populations.
Patricia K. Coyle, MD, suggests that improvements in MS disease activity biomarkers can also help clinicians make more educated decisions about treatment.
Varied Access: The Pharmacogenetic Testing Coverage Divide
February 18th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the February 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to uncover significant differences in coverage decisions for pharmacogenetic tests across major US health insurers.
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What the Updated Telephone Consumer Protection Act Rules Mean for Health Care Messaging
April 4th 2025As new Federal Communications Commission rules take effect April 11, 2025, mPulse CEO Bob Farrell explains how health organizations can stay compliant while building patient trust through transparency and personalized engagement.
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